أحمدI praise اللهGod كثيراgreatly
أحمد الله كثيرا
فلقدfor indeed أحسنhas been kind جدّيmy fortune
فلقد أحسن جدّي
I praise God greatly.
I thank God abundantly
For my fortune has indeed been kind.
For He has been good to me
ليسthere is not ليfor me ابنa son ولاnor
ليس لي ابن ولا
علىat السفرةthe dining cloth وحديby myself
على السفرة وحدي
I have no son, nor...
I have no son nor any
At the dining cloth, alone.
At my table but just me
إنماonly أجلسI sit فيin البيتthe house
إنما أجلس في البيت
علىat السفرةthe dining cloth وحديby myself
على السفرة وحدي
I only sit in the house
I sit at home alone
At the dining cloth, alone.
At my table just me
فإذاso when نمتI sleep فقطيthen my cat
فإذا نمت فقطي
وحماميand my pigeons عندbeside خدّيmy cheek
وحمامي عند خدّي
So when I sleep, my cat
When I sleep only my cat
And my pigeons are beside my cheek.
And dove are at my head
وإذاand when أغلقتI close بابيmy door
وإذا أغلقت بابي
فكأنّيso it is as though I فيin شلنديmy boat
فكأنّي في شلندي
And when I close my door,
When I close my door
It is then as though I am in my boat.
It's as if I'm in Scotland
ماnot أباليI care بعدafter هذاthis
ما أبالي بعد هذا
كيفhow كانwere الناسthe people بعديafter me
كيف كان الناس بعدي
I do not care, after this,
After this I don't care
How people fare after me.
How people will be without me